Student Writing Handbook Fifth+Edition

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

-^ capitalizes the first word of the sentence in a sentence outline,
-^ includes a period at the end of each sentence in a sentence outline.


A fully developed outline that includes numerous details should follow the pattern
shown below:


Title

I.
A.
B.
1.
2.
C.
1.
2.
II.
A.
1.
a.
b.
2.
B.
1.
2.
a.
l)
2)
a)
b)
3)
b.
3.
III.
A.
B.

Note that the preceding sample outline illustrates characteristics peculiar to the
form:


-^ The Roman numerals have a ragged left margin so that the periods after them
align vertically.


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